Latest articles by Matt Mills
Cyber Monday music deals 2025: The big sales event is over, but there are still some deals hanging around
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over for another year, but even if you missed out, there are still some excellent deals to get if you're quick
A gigantic, inflatable whale flew over the crowd during metal heavyweights Gojira’s concert in Paris last night – watch video here
The French behemoths brought their song Flying Whales to new dimensions when they played at Accor Arena on Sunday
Evanescence announce extensive world tour for 2026, with support from Spiritbox, Poppy and others
Amy Lee and co. will return in a grand way next year
Watch Limp Bizkit pay tribute to Sam Rivers at their first show following the late bassist’s death
Rivers, who co-founded the nu metal band with Fred Durst and John Otto in 1994, died last month at the age of 48
Metal Hammer Tracks Of The Week: November 28, 2025
Listen to some fresh noises from Alissa, Sylosis, Girlschool and more, then vote for your favourite
Bruce Dickinson reflects on the fan outcry after he split from Iron Maiden
The legendary singer discusses how the controversy surrounding his departure from The Beast coloured fans’ thoughts on his 1994 solo album, Tears Of The Dragon
How Metallica turned childhood trauma into The Unforgiven: heavy metal’s decades-spanning trilogy
Inspired by James Hetfield’s isolated upbringing (and a little bit of Chris Isaak), Metallica made an honest, inverted ballad and kicked off a 27-year-long series
Watch extremely rare video of Black Sabbath performing with former Fleetwood Mac singer Dave Walker
Ozzy stepped away from Sabbath in late ’77, only to rejoin the following year. This recording of War Pigs and Junior’s Eyes is the only video of the band playing with their temporary replacement.
Claudio Sanchez details the “heartbreak” that inspired Coheed And Cambria’s classic song, Welcome Home
From a traumatic break-up, Coheed’s frontman gained the inspiration to write a Platinum-selling breakthrough single
Machine Head announce evening-with Europe and UK shows for spring 2026
Oakland’s groove metal pioneers will be playing some extensive sets when they return in the spring
Watch Tool play a bunch of rarities for the first time in 20 years, plus a Black Sabbath cover, during New Zealand shows over the weekend
Deep cuts from the Undertow, Ænima and 10,000 Days albums found their way back onto the setlist as the prog metal icons kicked off their Oceania/Asia tour
What do Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, extreme icons Napalm Death and the cold expanses of space have in common? A new documentary featuring music from some of metal’s finest
Seas Of The Sun: The Story Of The Cluster Mission is about the European Space Agency and their 24-year-long study of space plasma
How Slipknot made Snuff: the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century
Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable
Charlie Sheen remembers his “private concert” from Eddie Van Halen on the set of Two And A Half Men
The guitar legend made a cameo appearance in one episode of Sheen’s sitcom in 2009
Why is heavy metal so obsessed with space all of a sudden?
From Blood Incantation to Dvne, Slift and Psychonaut, there’s been an influx of rising bands fascinated by the outer reaches. We blast off into the space metal scene to find out why.
Ghost’s Tobias Forge wants to start scuba diving so that wearing a mask onstage feels less claustrophobic
The frontman recently opened up about how having his head enclosed for two hours a night once gave him a panic attack
A prog metal band recorded three albums in one go. “I wouldn’t recommend it,” says their singer
They’re already known for utilising a wide range of musical styles, but the first record of their trilogy is broader and deeper than ever – and the third part is said to be something no band have done before
The story of Beast Over Hammersmith: the great Iron Maiden live album that was lost for 20 years
Beast Over Hammersmith shows Iron Maiden in thunderous form at the height of their success. This is why it has never been seen in full.
Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026
Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May
Jack Osbourne discusses “shock” of his father Ozzy’s death during latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
“We knew he was sick for a while, but we didn’t think it’d be that quick,” the TV personality admits during a conversation with soap opera actress and fellow contestant Lisa Riley
Wolfgang Van Halen details his spiritual struggle following the death of his father Eddie
The Mammoth singer/multi-instrumentalist says that losing his father left a “black hole” that made him question his spirituality
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta names the essential hardcore bands everyone needs to hear
If you need someone to guide you through the world of hardcore, you won’t find a bigger aficionado than the frontman of Hatebreed
Nu metal kids, rejoice! Full videos of classic Deftones and Linkin Park festival sets have just been released online
Dutch festival Pinkpop has released pro-shot footage of Deftones’ 2006 show and Linkin Park’s 2012 headline set
